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Daniel dances in the set.

Daniel is in his twenties, with short curly brown hair and wears glasses, jeans, and a blue, long-sleeved TVO Kids T-shirt.
WELCOME BACK TO
TVOK NEWS.
NOW, THE DISCOVERY CONFERENCE
IN TORONTO JUST FINISHED,
AND WE GOT TO CHECK OUT SOME OF
THE AMAZING INNOVATIONS
HOSTED BY THE ONTARIO
CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE.

A clip rolls on a screen behind him.

A man looks at a painting though a tablet.

Daniel says IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE
JUST ANOTHER WORK OF ART,
BUT USING AUGMENTED REALITY
IS LOOKING AT ART
IN A COMPLETELY NEW WAY.

A caption reads "Augmented reality."

A man in a camouflaged shirt says SO AUGMENTED REALITY,
ESSENTIALLY,
WE LAY A DIGITAL REALITY
ONTO PHYSICAL REALITY.
WE TRAIN THE APP
TO RECOGNIZE CERTAIN IMAGES,
AND WHEN THE CAMERA
SEES THOSE IMAGES,
WE CAN THEN BRING UP THE DIGITAL
IMAGE AND OVERLAY IT ON TOP,
AND IT BASICALLY TRACKS
THE UNDERNEATH IMAGE.
ESSENTIALLY IT LOOKS AS THOUGH
THE PAINTINGS ARE COMING ALIVE
AND YOU'RE LOOKING
INTO ANOTHER REALITY.

Daniel says WHOA!
THAT'S SO COOL.

Olivier is in his thirties, with short brown hair and a stubble. He wears a black Kinova shirt.

He says HI, MY NAME IS OLIVIER,
I'M FROM KINOVA,
AND THIS IS MY FRIEND JACO.

The caption changes to "Robotic Arm."

Daniel says ORIGINALLY CREATED
TO HELP PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES
IN WHEELCHAIRS,
JACO HAS GROWN INTO
MANY USES AROUND THE GLOBE.
AND BITDRONES?
WAIT, WHAT'S A BITDRONE?

A clip shows a man manipulating flying drones inside clear cubes.

A man with gray hair says WHAT YOU SEE HERE
IS CALLED BITDRONES,
WHICH IS THE WORLD'S FIRST
PROGRAMMABLE MATTER SYSTEM,
OR I'D LIKE TO CALL IT,
FLYING LEGO BRICKS.
WE'RE HOPING THAT IN THE FUTURE
WE'LL HAVE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
OF THESE LITTLE DRONES,
AND MUCH, MUCH SMALLER.
SMALLER EVEN THAN
A LEGO BRICK,
SO THINK OF IT MORE AS
A SWARM OF FIREFLIES.
THEN YOU COULD ACTUALLY
LITERALLY SCULPT OBJECTS,
OR MAKE CREATIONS,
AND YOU COULD REALLY
DIVE RIGHT IN THERE.

The caption changes to "Chip technology."

Daniel says BUT WHAT IF A CHIP THAT RUNS
YOUR PHONES, TABLETS,
AND VIDEO GAMES
COULD BE SMARTER AND FAST?

A man in a plaid shirt says WHAT WE DO IS
THIS CHIP IS STRUCTURED
THE WAY YOUR BRAIN IS.
IT WAS DESIGNED TO COPY HOW
THE NEURONS IN YOUR BRAIN WORK
TO MAKE IT INTELLIGENT,
AND WE CAN THEN
MAKE DEVICES SMARTER.

Daniel says WHOA.
NOW CHECK THIS OUT.

Adrian is around 11, with short wavy blond hair and wears jeans, a black T-shirt and a black jacket.

He points at a humanoid robot and says HI, MY NAME IS ADRIAN,
AND THIS IS MY FRIEND SOPHIA.

Sophia says HELLO, TVO FRIENDS.
I AM SOPHIA.

The caption changes to "Artificial intelligence."

Daniel says SOPHIA IS A HUMANOID ROBOT.
SHE WAS CREATED BY
HANSON ROBOTICS.
THERE ARE CAMERAS
WITHIN SOPHIA'S EYES
THAT ALLOW HER TO SEE.
SHE CAN FOLLOW
AND EVEN RECOGNIZE FACES.
SHE IS EVEN ABLE
TO DISPLAY MORE THAN
50 FACIAL EXPRESSIONS.
LAST OCTOBER,
SOPHIA WAS THE FIRST ROBOT EVER
TO BECOME
A SAUDI ARABIAN CITIZEN.
THE FIRST ROBOT TO RECEIVE
CITIZENSHIP OF ANY COUNTRY!

Sophia says OH, COOL.

Daniel says WITH INNOVATIONS
LIKE THESE,
WHAT WILL THEY
THINK OF NEXT?

Sophia says THANKS SO MUCH.

Back in the set, Daniel says WHAT? THAT WAS AMAZING.
AND CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT SOPHIA,
THE HUMANOID ROBOT,
EVEN STOPPED TO SAY
HELLO TO US?
I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE
TECHNOLOGY WILL TAKE US,
BUT I HAVE A GREAT FEELING
ABOUT WHERE IT'S GOING.
THAT'S ALL FROM ME TODAY.
I'M DANIEL,
AND SEE YOU NEXT TIME
ON
TVOK NEWS.

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